How to Remove an App from Screen Time on iPhone [2025]

Does Spotify count as Screen Time? Probably not. As a result, a lot of people want to remove an app from screen time history.

Can You Exclude Apps from Screen Time?

Yes, but it depends on where. There are two ways to view Screen Time:

1. View Screen Time from Apple "Settings" App

2. View Screen Time from a Third-Party App

Unfortunately, there is no way to exclude Screen Time from Apple "Settings" App. However, there is a way to do this in third-party apps! Third-party apps rely on Apple Screen Time, so it's the same data as in the "Settings" app.

How To Exclude Apple Screen Time From Third-Party Apps

There are a lot of screen time apps for the iPhone. We will specifically focus on how to remove apps from Screen Time by using Refocus.

Steps to exclude screen time on iPhone:

1. Download Refocus from the Apple App Store

2. Complete the onboarding

3. Press the "Report" tab on the bottom right corner

4. Press the "eye" icon on the top to access "Exclude Screen Time" screen

5. Select the app you want to exclude

6. Press "Save"

Install Refocus From The App Store & Complete Onboarding

Press "Report" Tab & Select The "Eye" Icon

Select The App You Want To Exclude & Press "Save"

See The Screen Time Excluded

In the screenshot below, you can see that "Safari" has been excluded from Screen Time history!

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For more:

• Click here to learn how to use Screen Time on iPhone

• Click here to learn how to check Screen Time on iPhone